Dennis Cirkin is set to return to the Sunderland squad tomorrow, Tony Mowbray has confirmed. The defender has been out of action since the beginning of September when he suffered a hamstring injury during the Black Cats' defeat at Middlesbrough, and has missed the last three games.
But Cirkin resumed training last week and is in contention for tomorrow night's game against Blackpool at the Stadium of Light, with Mowbray saying he is likely to include the 20-year-old on the bench. "Dennis is ready," said Mowbray.
"I would say Dennis will be on the bench tomorrow night, without giving too much away. He's over his injury, he's trained, I had a good chat with him and together we felt that there was no need to risk it at the weekend.
